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Office of the City Solicitor
Cynthia E. White Chief Deputy City Solicitor Tax Unit The Tax Unit represents the City as plaintiff, seeking to collect taxes owed to the City. This Unit also handles all City Tax Sales and Bankruptcy matters. In addition, the Unit handles all appeals to and from the Board of Revision of Taxes and the Tax Review Board. The Real Estate Tax Division handles matters involving City and School District real estate tax, School District use and occupancy tax and City realty transfer taxes. Recently, the Tax Unit initiated and has continued projects on behalf of the Water Revenue Bureau aimed at reducing the millions owed by delinquent rate payers.
The Unit also provides collection services to the Center City District. The Division works extensively with other City departments on economic development projects and plays an important role in the Administration?s Neighborhood Transformation Initiative. The Division also handles a variety of litigation, sheriff sales of tax delinquent real estate, and rent sequestration actions against tax delinquent rental property owners.
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